. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. PHYSICAL FEATURES OF COSTA RICA. 299 oceans. Above the ridge rise at intervals a number of lofty summits, such as the Cerro Chiripo, in the Cabecar district, Mount Ujum (9,700 feet), Nemur, Kamuk, or Pico Blanco (9,600), and lastly, E-ovalo (7,000), close to the Colombian frontier. A striking resemblance in their general outline is presented by the two penin- sular masses of Nicoya and the Golfo Dulce on the Pacific seaboard. Both consist Fig-. 132 — Grtixr of Nicota. Scale 1 : 750, 85°iO' West or breenwich 84°40' 0to5 Fathoms. Depths. 5 to 2
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. PHYSICAL FEATURES OF COSTA RICA. 299 oceans. Above the ridge rise at intervals a number of lofty summits, such as the Cerro Chiripo, in the Cabecar district, Mount Ujum (9,700 feet), Nemur, Kamuk, or Pico Blanco (9,600), and lastly, E-ovalo (7,000), close to the Colombian frontier. A striking resemblance in their general outline is presented by the two penin- sular masses of Nicoya and the Golfo Dulce on the Pacific seaboard. Both consist Fig-. 132 — Grtixr of Nicota. Scale 1 : 750, 85°iO' West or breenwich 84°40' 0to5 Fathoms. Depths. 5 to Fathoms. 25 to 50 Fathoms. 5f 0 Fathoms aud upwards. 12 Miles. of a mountain range disposed parallel with the mainland, with which they are connected by narrow strips of lowlunds. The Punta Burica, at the Colombian frontier, belongs to the same line of promontories, which is continued south of the province of Panama by the island of Coiba, the large peninsula of Azuero and the Pearl Islands. These chains and detached insular or peninsular masses describe collectively a regular curve of about 550 miles, which is perfectly concentric with the curve. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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